The people made worse off by slavery were those who were enslaved. Their descendants would have been worse off today if born in Africa instead of America. Put differently, the terrible fate of their ancestors benefitted them.
-- Thomas Sowell
   
Thomas Sowell   Name:
Thomas Sowell
Type:
Economist
Nationality:
American
Birth:
July 30, 1930
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